Robert Patrick
American actor (born 1958)
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::summary American actor (born 1958) ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Robert Patrick |
| image | Robert Patrick 2016.jpg |
| alt | |
| caption | Patrick at the 2016 WonderCon |
| birth_name | Robert Hammond Patrick |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Marietta, Georgia, U.S. |
| education | |
| occupation | Actor |
| years_active | 1983–present |
| spouse | |
| children | 2 |
| relatives | Richard Patrick (brother) |
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| name = Robert Patrick | image = Robert Patrick 2016.jpg | alt = | caption = Patrick at the 2016 WonderCon | birth_name = Robert Hammond Patrick | birth_date = | birth_place = Marietta, Georgia, U.S. | education = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1983–present | spouse = | children = 2 | relatives = Richard Patrick (brother) Robert Hammond Patrick (born November 5, 1958) is an American actor. Known for portraying villains and authority figures, Patrick is a Saturn Award winner with four other nominations.
Patrick dropped out of college when drama class sparked his interest in acting, and entered film in 1986. After playing a supporting role in Die Hard 2 (1990), he came to prominence as the T-1000, the antagonist of Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) — a role he reprised for cameo appearances in Wayne's World (1992) and Last Action Hero (1993). His other film credits include Fire in the Sky (1993), Striptease (1996), Cop Land (1997), The Faculty (1998), Spy Kids (2001), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Ladder 49 (2004), Walk the Line (2005), Flags of Our Fathers (2006), We Are Marshall (2006), Bridge to Terabithia (2007), The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009), and Safe House (2012).
In television, Patrick played FBI Special Agent John Doggett in The X-Files, Colonel Tom Ryan in The Unit, DHS agent Cabe Gallo in Scorpion, and Auggie Smith / White Dragon in Peacemaker. He has played ongoing roles in series such as 1923, Tulsa King, Reacher, The Outer Limits, The Sopranos, Elvis, Burn Notice, Last Resort, Sons of Anarchy, its spin-off Mayans M.C., Jamie Hawkins in The Night Agent, and From Dusk till Dawn: The Series, and Old Man Logan in the radio drama podcast series Marvel's Wastelanders.
AllMovie journalist Tracie Cooper wrote that, by the conclusion of The X-Files in 2002, Patrick had developed a "solid reputation within the industry", with critics, fans and co-stars alike praising his "work ethic, personality, and consistent performances."
Early life
Patrick was born in Marietta, Georgia, on November 5, 1958, and raised there, as well as in Boston, Massachusetts; Dayton, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; and Bay Village, Ohio. He is the eldest of five children born to Nadine and Robert M. Patrick.
Patrick did not start to pursue an acting career until his mid-twenties. During his childhood, he did not like to act. In third grade, Patrick refused to wear a pair of green tights required for Peter Pan. After the accident, he moved to Los Angeles at age 26.
Career
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Patrick first appeared in several low-budget science-fiction and action films produced by Roger Corman and shot in the Philippines by Cirio H. Santiago. Looking back, he credited his early appearances in films to his "tough-looking exterior".
After Terminator 2, Patrick landed roles in various feature films such as Last Action Hero, Fire in the Sky (both 1993) and Striptease (1996). Because of his fondness for martial arts, Patrick starred in two martial arts films titled Double Dragon and Hong Kong 97, both released in 1994, and even had a fight scene with taekwondo master Hwang Jang-Lee in Future Hunters (1988).
His performance in Fire in the Sky led The X-Files creator Chris Carter to cast him in that series for the role of John Doggett. Patrick's brother, Richard, had previously worked for the series by adding music for the soundtrack albums Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by the X-Files in 1996 and The X-Files: The Album in 1998. Patrick was cast as Doggett in 2000. The X-Files was canceled two seasons later, after Duchovny left the show following season 7, which resulted in low ratings for the show. Patrick made several appearances on many genre magazines, with TV Guide going so far as to label him one of the Ten Sexiest Men of Sci-Fi.
In 2000, Patrick appeared in three episodes of The Sopranos ("The Happy Wanderer", "Bust Out" and "Funhouse") as David "Davey" Scatino, a store owner struggling with gambling debts owed to Richie Aprile and Tony Soprano. Four years later, he made a guest appearance in the pilot episodes for Sci-Fi Channel's original series Stargate Atlantis, "Rising", as the military component commander of the Atlantis expedition, Marshall Sumner. He accepted the role, since he had worked with the same crew on The Outer Limits, a series which he appeared in during the early 1990s.
Patrick played Johnny Cash's father, Ray Cash, in the film Walk the Line and Elvis's father, Vernon Presley in the miniseries Elvis. In 2003, he appeared in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, which reunited him with his Striptease co-star, Demi Moore. He had a regular role on The Unit, and played Elvis Presley in Lonely Street (2009). In October 2006, he starred in the WWE Films production The Marine as Rome. He also appeared in We Are Marshall as Marshall University head coach Rick Tolley, who lost his life when Southern Airways Flight 932 crashed in 1970. His credits also include a guest starring role in the Lost episode "Outlaws", as well as a recurring role as the voice of Master Piandao in season 3 of the Nickelodeon animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Patrick played a supporting role in Firewall, a 2006 action film starring Harrison Ford. He has also appeared in Meat Loaf's music video "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are" with Will Estes.
Director McG, who directed Terminator Salvation, said that he wanted to reintroduce characters from the previous Terminator films: "I like the idea and the perspective for the next picture that you meet Robert Patrick the way he looks today, and he's a scientist that's working on, you know, improving cell replication so we can stay healthier and we can cure diabetes and do all these things that sound like good ideas, and to once again live as idealized expressions as ourselves." Patrick also starred in the psychological thriller The Black Water of Echo's Pond, which was directed by Italian filmmaker Gabriel Bologna. In recent years, he has appeared in such television series as Burn Notice, NCIS and True Blood, among others. From 2012 to 2013, he also starred in Last Resort as Chief of the Boat Joseph Prosser. He played a supporting character in Identity Thief (2013). From 2014 to 2016, he starred in Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk till Dawn: The Series as Jacob Fuller. He also played Agent Cabe Gallo on the CBS drama series Scorpion from 2014 to 2018. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Robert_Patrick_German_Comic_Con_2018.jpg" caption="Robert Patrick at German Comic Con 2018"] ::
On March 28, 2017, Patrick was cast in Amazon Video horror anthology series Lore, which is based on the award-winning and critically acclaimed podcast of the same name. Lore recounts true stories of frightening and paranormal occurrences. Lore premiered on October 13, 2017, and ran for two seasons. In 2021, Patrick starred in Rushed, co-produced by Lars von Trier's Zentropa Entertainment, and written by Siobhan Fallon Hogan. Also starring Jake Weary and Peri Gilpin, Vertical Entertainment has acquired the distribution rights. In 2022, Robert Patrick played Auggie Smith / White Dragon, the racist supervillain father of Peacemaker in the HBO Max series Peacemaker, and he voiced Wolverine in the Marvel's Wastelanders: Wolverine podcast.
Personal life
Patrick married actress Barbara Hooper in 1990. They have appeared together in various films and TV shows such as Zero Tolerance and The X-Files. They have two children: a son and a daughter. His younger brother is musician Richard Patrick, the lead singer of Filter and former touring guitarist for Nine Inch Nails.
Patrick is a devout Episcopalian. He is also a member of the Boozefighters motorcycle club.
In August 2022, Patrick revealed for the first time that he struggled with substance abuse early on in his career and how it affected his momentum of procuring different acting roles after Terminator 2.
Robert became co-owner of Santa Clarita Harley-Davidson with Oliver Shokouh in September 2018.
Filmography
Film
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Future Hunters | Slade | |
| 1987 | Warlords from Hell | ||
| Eye of the Eagle | Johnny Ransom | ||
| Equalizer 2000 | Deke | ||
| Killer Instinct | Johnny Ransom | ||
| 1989 | Hollywood Boulevard II | Cameraman | |
| 1990 | Die Hard 2 | O'Reilly | |
| 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | T-1000 | |
| 1992 | Wayne's World | Cameo | |
| 1993 | Fire in the Sky | Mike Rogers | |
| Last Action Hero | T-1000 | Cameo | |
| Broken | Cop | Uncredited | |
| 1994 | Double Dragon | Victor Guisman / Koga Shuko | |
| The Cool Surface | Jarvis Scott | ||
| Body Shot | Mickey Dane | ||
| Hong Kong 97 | Reginald Cameron | ||
| Zero Tolerance | Jeff Douglas | ||
| 1995 | Decoy | Jack Travis | |
| Last Gasp | Leslie Chase | ||
| 1996 | T2 3-D: Battle Across Time | T-1000 | Universal Studios attraction |
| Striptease | Darrell Grant | ||
| 1997 | Cop Land | Officer Jack Rucker | |
| Rosewood | Fanny's Lover | ||
| Hacks | 'Goatee' | ||
| The Only Thrill | Tom McHenry | ||
| Asylum | Nicholas Tordone | ||
| 1998 | The Vivero Letter | James Wheeler | |
| Ambushed | Shannon Herrold | ||
| Renegade Force | Jake McInroy | ||
| The Faculty | Coach Joe Willis | ||
| Tactical Assault | Colonel Lee Banning | ||
| 1999 | From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money | Buck Bowers | Direct-to-video |
| A Texas Funeral | Zach | ||
| Shogun Cop | Detective | ||
| 2000 | Mexico City | Ambassador Mills | |
| All the Pretty Horses | Cole | ||
| 2001 | Spy Kids | Mr. Lisp | |
| Texas Rangers | Sergeant John Armstrong | ||
| Backflash | Ray Bennet | ||
| Angels Don't Sleep Here | Detective Russell Stark | ||
| 2002 | Out of These Rooms | John Michael | |
| Pavement | Samuel Brown | ||
| Ticker | FBI Agent | Segment for the BMW short film series The Hire; Uncredited | |
| D-Tox | Peter Noah | ||
| 2003 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Ray Carter | |
| 2004 | Ladder 49 | Lenny Richter | |
| 2005 | Supercross | Earl Cole | |
| Walk the Line | Ray Cash | ||
| The Fix | Shay Riley | ||
| 2006 | Firewall | Gary Mitchell | |
| The Marine | Rome | ||
| Flags of Our Fathers | Colonel Chandler Johnson | ||
| We Are Marshall | Head Coach Rick Tolley | Uncredited | |
| 2007 | Bridge to Terabithia | Jack Aarons | |
| Balls of Fury | Sergeant Pete Daytona | ||
| 2008 | Fly Me to the Moon | Louie | title=Robert Patrick (visual voices guide) |
| Strange Wilderness | Gus Hayden | ||
| 2009 | Autopsy | Dr. David Benway | |
| Alien Trespass | Vernon | ||
| Lonely Street | Mr. Aaron | ||
| The Black Waters of Echo's Pond | Pete | ||
| The Men Who Stare at Goats | Todd Nixon | ||
| 2010 | Five Minarets in New York | Becker | |
| The Wrath of Cain | Warden Dean | ||
| 2011 | S.W.A.T.: Firefight | Walter Hatch | |
| Red Faction: Origins | Alec Mason | ||
| Good Day for It | Luke Cain | ||
| 2012 | Safe House | CIA Agent Daniel Kiefer | |
| Trouble with the Curve | Vince | ||
| Jayne Mansfield's Car | Jim 'Jimbo' Caldwell | ||
| Mafia | Jules Dupree | ||
| 2013 | Gangster Squad | Officer Max Kennard | |
| Lovelace | John Boreman | ||
| Identity Thief | Skiptracer | ||
| 2014 | Endless Love | Harry Elliot | |
| Kill the Messenger | Ronald J. Quail | ||
| The Road Within | Robert | ||
| Ask Me Anything | Doug Kampenfelt | ||
| 2015 | Lost After Dark | Mr. C. | |
| Hellions | Corman | ||
| Hollywood Adventures | Studio Guard #1/T-1000 | Cameo- Chinese film | |
| 2017 | Eloise | Dr. H.H. Greiss | |
| Last Rampage | Gary Tison | ||
| 2018 | Edge of Fear | Jack Pryor | |
| Back Roads | Chief Mansour | ||
| 2019 | Jarhead: Law of Return | Senator Jackson | |
| Sgt. Will Gardner | Tony | ||
| The Poison Rose | Chief Bing Walsh | ||
| The Rising Hawk | Zakhar Berkut | ||
| The Laundromat | Captain Richard Paris | ||
| Tone-Deaf | Harvey | ||
| 2020 | Honest Thief | Agent Sam Baker | |
| 2021 | No Man of God | Roger Depue | |
| What Josiah Saw | Josiah Graham | ||
| The Protégé | Billy 'Billy Boy' | ||
| Rushed | Jim O'Brien | ||
| 2023 | Dark Asset | Dr. Cain | |
| Shelter in Solitude | Dwayne | ||
| TBA | Diamond | Filming | |
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Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The New Lassie | Russ | Episode: "Once Upon a Time..." |
| 1992 | Tales from the Crypt | Lothar | Episode: "The New Arrival" |
| 1993 | SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron | Dr. Lieter Greenbox | Voice, episode: "Chaos in Crystal" |
| 1994 | Captain Planet | Professor Posey | Voice, episode: "Bug Off" |
| 1995 | Body Language | Delbert Radley | Television film |
| 1995–1996 | The Outer Limits | Major John Skokes | Guest role; 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Dumb and Dumber | Bee Guard, Cop | Voice, episode: "To Bee or Not to Bee" |
| 1996–1997 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Race Bannon | Voice, main role (season 1) |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series | Martin LeBeau | Voice, episode: "Feeding Time" |
| 1997 | Rag and Bone | Sergeant Daniel Ryan | Television film |
| The Legend of Calamity Jane | John Wesley Hardin | Voice, English dub | |
| 1998 | Perfect Assassins | Leo Benita | Television film |
| 1999 | The Angry Beavers | Wingnut | Voice, episode: "Easy Peasy Rider" |
| 2000 | The Sopranos | David Scatino | Guest role; 3 episodes |
| Batman Beyond | Richard Armacost | Voice, episode: "Big Time" | |
| 2000–2002 | The X-Files | John Doggett | Main role; 41 episodes |
| 2003 | 1st to Die | Nicholas Jenks | Television film |
| 2004 | Bad Apple | Colonel Tom Ryanmy "Bells" Bellavita | |
| Stargate Atlantis | Colonel Marshall Sumner | Episode: "Rising" | |
| 2005 | Lost | Hibbs | Episode: "Outlaws" |
| Duck Dodgers | J. Edgar Ashcan | Voice, episode: "Of Course You Know, This Means War and Peace: Part I" | |
| Elvis | Vernon Presley | Miniseries | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ray Schenkel | Episode: "Demons" | |
| 2006 | Ben 10 | Phil Billings | Voice, episode: "Truth" |
| 2006–2009 | The Unit | Colonel Tom Ryan | Main role; 69 episodes |
| Disorderly Conduct: Video on Patrol | Narrator | Voice | |
| 2007–2008 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Master Piandao | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2008 | The Batman | Katar Hol / Hawkman | |
| 2009 | Hell's Kitchen | Himself | Red guest diner; episode: "9 Chefs Compete" |
| American Dad! | Stranger | Voice, episode: "In Country...Club" | |
| NCIS | Colonel Merton Bell | Episode: "Outlaws and In-Laws" | |
| 2010 | Psych | Major General Felts | Episode: "You Can't Handle This Episode" |
| Chuck | Colonel Keller | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Tic Tac" | |
| Burn Notice | John Barrett | Guest role; 2 episodes | |
| 2011 | Big Love | Bud Mayberry | |
| 2012–2014 | True Blood | Jackson Herveaux | Main role; 12 episodes |
| 2012 | Last Resort | Command Master Chief Petty Officer Joseph Prosser | Main role; 13 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | Sons of Anarchy | President Les Packer | Guest role; 2 episodes (seasons 6–7) |
| 2014 | Community | Head of Parking Waldron | Episode: "Analysis of Cork-Based Networking" |
| From Dusk till Dawn: The Series | Jacob Fuller | Main cast (season 1); 10 episodes | |
| 2014–2018 | Scorpion | Agent Cabe Gallo | Main role; 93 episodes |
| 2015 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Robert Frank / Whizzer | Voice, episode: "S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy" |
| 2017 | Lore | Reverend Eliakim Phelps | Episode: "Passing Notes" |
| 2018–2019 | Mayans M.C. | President Les Packer | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Perry Mason | Herman Baggerly | Recurring role |
| 2021 | The Walking Dead | Mays | Episode: "One More" |
| MacGyver | Ian Cain | Episode: "SOS + Hazmat + Ultrasound + Frequency + Malihini" | |
| Goliath | Coach (Billy's Father) | Recurring role; 4 episodes | |
| 2022–2025 | Peacemaker | Auggie Smith / White Dragon / Blue Dragon | Main role |
| 2022–25 | 1923 | Sheriff William McDowell | Recurring role |
| 2023–25 | The Night Agent | Hawkins | 3 episodes |
| 2023 | Praise Petey | Various | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2023–24 | Reacher | Shane Langston | Main role (Season 2) |
| 2025 | Tulsa King | Jeremiah Dunmire | Main role (Season 3) |
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Video games
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | T-1000 | Voice and performance capture |
| 1995 | The Dig | Commander Boston Low | Voice |
| 2005 | The Outfit | 'Deuce' Williams | |
| 2013 | LocoCycle | S.P.I.K.E. | Voice |
| 2020 | Madden NFL 21 | Coach Red O'Brien | Voice and Model |
| 2025 | Mortal Kombat 1 | T-1000 | Voice and Model, original game released in 2023 |
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Awards and nominations
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| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | MTV Movie Awards | Best Villain | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | |
| Saturn Awards | Best Supporting Actor | |||
| 1994 | Best Actor | Fire in the Sky | ||
| 2001 | Best Actor on Television | The X-Files | ||
| 2002 | ||||
| 2005 | Jury Awards | Best Actor | The Fix | |
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References
References
- [https://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/fall-tv/yahoo-tv-q-last-resort-robert-patrick-says-024255972.html {{"'Last Resort's' Robert Patrick says he's not the villain this time"]. Yahoo! TV.
- Actor and director [[Jason Bateman]] described Patrick as "one of the great [[Villain. heavies]]."[http://emanuellevy.com/comment/identity-thief-cops-cons-and-skiptracers/ Identity Thief: Cops, Cons and Skiptracers] ({{Webarchive. link. (April 2, 2015 ). [[Emanuel Levy]].)
- "Robert Patrick". [[AllMovie]].
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- Bianco, Robert. (May 5, 2008). "A shook-up 'Elvis' biopic". USA Today.
- Baillie, Russell. (October 21, 2006). "Robert Patrick goes commando". New Zealand Herald.
- Beifuss, John. (August 1, 2009). "As Elvis, Robert Patrick Wanted to Pay Tribute, Restore 'Dignity' to the King". California Chronicle.
- Hiltbrand, David. (August 1, 2009). ""The Marine": Little depth, lotsa pow!". The Seattle Times.
- Toole, Angie (January 7, 2007) {{"'We Are Marshall': Former NHS Eagles football star gets to try on coaching cleats in this new Matthew McConaughey movie". ''Northwest Florida Daily News''. Retrieved on August 28, 2009.
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- (September 24, 2020). "Siobhan Fallon Hogan Gave Michael Jordan Some Helpful Advice on SNL". Vulture.
- (June 30, 2021). "Vertical Acquires Indie Thriller 'Rushed'; CBSN Lands Lucy Walker's 'Bring Your Own Brigade'; 'Made In China', 'Overrun' & 'Wake Up On Mars' Deals; Nantucket's Shelly Winner; More – Film Briefs". Deadline.
- Damore, Meagan. (January 14, 2022). "Peacemaker: Patrick & Agee Tease a Father/Son Relationship 'For the Ages'". CBR.com.
- Schreur, Brandon. (June 15, 2022). "Robert Patrick's Wolverine Casting Will Make Fans 'Lose It,' Says Marvel's Wastelanders Director". CBR.com.
- "A Conversation with Robert Patrick".
- "Robert Patrick Opens Up on His Struggle With Hollywood Lifestyle".
- [https://signalscv.com/2018/09/robert-patrick-terminator-2-actor-becomes-co-owner-of-santa-clarita-harley-davidson/ 23]
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- Wigler, Josh. (November 19, 2020). "'Walking Dead' Enlists Robert Patrick as Extended Season 10 Details Revealed". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
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